Category: Religiosity and well-being

Last week, I decided to leave the Democratic party in the United States. I have been a staunch Democrat since my early twenties due to the Democrats’ typical positions on the environment, education, anti-war, universal healthcare, anti-guns, immigration reform, feminism (defined only as equal rights for women), equal rights for gay people, and more. But …

Dear Friends: The letter I have posted below comes from a Catholic friend and is addressed to Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. As a former Catholic, who left the church for similar reasons, I volunteered to post his letter on my blog. - SJ Thomason Dear Holy Father, I write this in all …

Why are people so happy in secular Europe and what can the United States do to raise its levels of subjective well-being? This article has several objectives. The first objective is to examine the impact of secularization on Europe and the United States given changing religious climates and the acceptance of once taboo social issues. …

A famous advertisement by British Humanists on the sides of London buses reads, “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy yourself” (Whitley, 2010). Should people pay attention? The percentage of people who do not identify with a religious institution or who consider themselves atheist or agnostic has increased in recent years in some …